60 Original Leonardo da Vinci Manuscripts to be Exhibited at Tsinghua Art Museum

From September 11 to December 9, more than 60 of Leonardo da Vinci's original manuscripts will be displayed at the recently built Tsinghua University Art Museum, one of the museum's first exhibitions. 

This latest exhibition is titled Dialogue with Leonardo da Vinci, and holds more than 60 original manuscripts, to be shown for the first time in China. All manuscripts are from da Vinci's the Codex Atlanticus (Atlantic Codex), which is part of a 12-volume set of drawing and writings, reports Bjnews.

The museum's construction began in 2012, and has 9,000 square meters of exhibition space, designed by world-renowned architect Mario Botta. The building houses over 13,000 collections, inlcuding paintings, dyes, ceramics, bronzes, furniture, and integrated artworks, according to Tsinghua.

Entry to the regular exhibitions costs RMB 20, whereas RMB 60 will get you a look at da Vinci's incredible work.

Tsinghua University Art Museum
30 Shuangqing Lu, Haidian District
清华大学艺术博物馆：海淀区双清路30号

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